Abstract: An attachment fitting 12 comprises a frame body 12a, a fitting component 12b, and fixing bolts 17. The frame body 12a is externally the same size as a display device 11, and is attached to a wall surface 15, and has stiffness property enough to support the weight of the display device 11. The fitting component 12b is provided to the frame body 12a on the side where the display device 11 is attached, and supports the rear face 11b side of the display device 11. The fixing bolts 17 are provided to the side faces of the frame bodies 12a, and fix the frame bodies 12a to each other in a state of being in contact with the side faces of the frame bodies 12a included in attachment fittings 12 of display devices 11 attached at adjacent positions.

Abstract: A seating unit that includes a linkage mechanism adapted to move the seating unit between closed, extended, reclined, and seat-lift positions is provided. The linkage mechanism includes a footrest assembly, a back-mounting link coupled to a seat-mounting plate, a base plate coupled to a lift-base assembly via a lift assembly, a motor tube, and two linear actuators for automating adjustment of the linkage mechanism. A first phase involves a second linear actuator rotating the motor tube angularly within a first range of degrees, causing the seat-adjustment assembly to bias the seat-mounting plate. A second phase involves the second linear actuator rotating the motor tube angularly within a second range of degrees, causing the footrest assembly to extend or retract without affecting the back-mounting link bias. A third phase involves a first linear actuator causing the lift assembly to raise and tilt the base plate directly over the lift-base assembly.

Abstract: An office chair mechanism includes a base support for placement on a chair column, a seat support on the base support being movable relative to the base support and a backrest coupled to the seat support. Pivoting the backrest moves the seat support relative to the base support. A track element is movably connected at a base support connecting point to the base support and at a seat support connecting point to the seat support to adjust pivoting resistance of the backrest. Pivoting the backrest alters position and/or location of the track element. A spring element acting on the track element and on the seat support or on the backrest and/or a backrest support is acted upon with a movement of the seat support relative to the base support. An adjustment device alters the position of a point of action of the spring element on the track element.

Abstract: A reclining and declining chair, preferably one that rotates with respect to its base, having a chair seat frame or plate and having a vertical or generally vertical member that extends beneath to support is reclined and declined by tilting at least an upper portion of the vertical or generally vertical support. Optionally the chair can also have a reclining backrest and a leg/foot rest that can be raised and lowered. The tilting, reclining, declining and raising and lowering motions are accomplished by drive mechanisms that can be manually powered, electrically powered, fluid driven, etc. with operator controls allowing increased range and ease of reclining, declining plus other desirable advantages with these types of chairs.

Abstract: A chair in one aspect of the present invention comprises a leg body and a seat body. The leg body comprises a support frame that supports the seat body. The seat body comprises a frame body and a sheet-like member stretched across the frame body. The frame body has a positioning member provided on a back surface thereof that positions the seat body to be in a seatable state. An amount of protrusion of the positioning member is defined so that the positioning member contacts the frame body while a lowest part of the sheet-like member at the time the sheet-like member is deformed when a user sits down on the seat body is located above a top of the support frame.

Abstract: An office-type chair including a base, a height-adjustable pedestal that projects generally vertically upward, and a seat-back arrangement including a seat assembly and a back assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat surface and a flange extending from a forward edge of the seat surface at an angle relative to the seat surface. The seat assembly is adapted to pivot between a first generally horizontal position and a second generally vertical position. In the first position the seat surface is generally horizontal and functions as a task chair, and in the second position the seat surface is generally vertical and the flange functions as a perch. The armrests are also pivotable between first and second positions for use in both task chair and perch configurations.

Abstract: A collapsible chair has a backrest portion, a seat portion, first and second front cross members, first and second rear cross members, left and right armrest members, and left and right pairs of legs. Each of the first and second front cross members and each of the first and second rear cross members extends from the left pair of legs to the right pair of legs. The chair is collapsed by folding the backrest portion forward, moving the left pair of legs toward the right pair of legs, and inverting the left and right armrest members in a manner such that the backrest portion wraps over the seat portion.

Abstract: A collapsible and portable rocking chair includes left and right frame side assemblies collectively defining forward and rear leg portions, armrests, and back support members. The chair also includes cross-members connecting the left and right frame said assemblies and collectively defining a seat support in the set-up condition of the chair. The cross members are pivotally connected to one another as well as to the left and right frame side assemblies to facilitate folding of the chair frame to a collapsed condition. Each frame side assembly is supported on a fulcrum point for rocking movement of the chair frame. A rocker mechanism is attached to the chair frame to support the chair during rocking movement and to facilitate rocking of the chair in connection with the user's shifting weight. The rocker mechanism may be provided in connection with a front leg member, a rear leg member, or both.

Abstract: A novel portable bleacher/bench awning includes a first seat engaging structure, a second seat engaging structure, a first frame structure, a second frame structure, and a flexible cover The first and second seat engaging structures are adapted to engage a bleacher/bench type seat. Optionally, the portable awning is collapsible. In another particular embodiment, the portable awning is adapted to be mounted to a chair via a bag that is also used to transport the portable awning.

Abstract: A dual function visor that replaceably attaches to a back of a chair or the like, shields overhead sun from a user sitting in the chair or the like, and provides illumination for the user sitting in the chair or the like. The dual function visor includes a frame and a shade. The frame replaceably attaches to the back of the chair or the like. The shade is pivotally attached to the frame, shields the overhead sun from the user sitting in the chair or the like, and provides the illumination for the user sitting in the chair or the like.

Abstract: A personal rest system includes a headrest shaped and sized to accept a frontal portion of a user's head. The headrest defines a central opening and substantially surrounds the user's face. The headrest includes at least one padded portion against which the user's head can be rested. A mechanically adjustable support frame is coupled to the headrest at an upper end of the adjustable support frame. The support frame is also coupled to a pivoting member at a lower end of said adjustable support frame. A base section is coupled to the pivoting member. The base section includes an attachment portion shaped and configured to mechanically mount the base section to a surface on which said rest system is placed.

Abstract: An improved sleeping or camping cot construction is provided which eliminates the need for end rails for the cot frame. The frame is all one piece, portions of which are pivotally mounted with respect to other portions to permit folding of the frame for storage. A locking mechanism is associated with at least one of the cot supporting cross members to maintain the cot in the user supporting position of the cot.

Abstract: An adjustable mattress lift system, positionable beneath a mattress for enabling users to adjust the mattress into a plurality of positions, includes an air pump motor, an upper extremity section and a lower extremity section. The upper extremity section includes at least two inflatable bladders. Each of the at least two inflatable bladders of the upper extremity section is separately connected to the air pump motor and independently inflatable by the air pump motor. The lower extremity section includes at least one inflatable bladder. The least one inflatable bladder of the lower extremity section is separately connected to the air pump motor and independently inflatable by the air pump motor from the at least two inflatable bladders of the upper extremity section.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved temperature control pad that is positioned underneath a mattress to heat, cool, or scent the same. The temperature control pad includes a rectangular pad that is similarly sized to a conventional mattress forming an interior volume therein. The interior volume includes a plurality of tubes disposed within. The tubes have a plurality of apertures that are configured to disperse air therethrough. The upper surface of the rectangular pad is permeable to air allowing air to rise therethrough. The rectangular pad is connected to a control unit through an air hose, wherein the control unit includes a control circuit and a blower assembly configured to direct air therethrough and to the rectangular pad. The temperature control pad further comprises a remote control that is electrically connected to the control circuit that allows the user to control the fan speed, temperature and release of fragrance.

Abstract: A covering system includes multiple sheets joined together at various peripheral sections to form a single cover. The system inhibits slippage by the individual sheets and prevents feet from sticking out. The system fits onto variously sized mattresses. A padded sheet engages the mattress, and includes a padded outer periphery. A fitted sheet overlays the padded sheet and includes a fitted inner periphery that forms a double stitch junction with the padded outer periphery. The junction is hidden to minimize contact with a user. Hidden zippers and buttons also form junctions thereto. A fitted outer periphery partially encapsulates the mattress. An external sheet overlays the fitted sheet and includes a protruding section that joins with the fitted sheet to form a constrained terminal configuration for inhibiting feet from extending out. An external head end can be folded back over the external sheet.

Abstract: A mattress has a perimeter rail having a head end, a foot end, and two sides, each having an inner surface, and at least two substantially parallel rectilinear sections. Each section comprises an array of springs whose tension is selected to provide a predetermined firmness for that section. Each adjacent pair of sections is urged into a spaced-apart relationship by a spacing means, where each spacing means comprises a flexible spacer. The flexible spacer restricts or substantially eliminates the translation of movements between the sections of the mattress, while avoiding the use of uncomfortable separation means.

Abstract: An inflatable device includes a first portion configured to provide support to a user and a bellows member integrally formed with the bellows member, wherein the bellows member is configured to inflate the first portion.

Abstract: A method includes selecting an arrangement of foam springs, the arrangement that matches user-selected firmness requirements; attaching foam springs to a foam panel in a removable, replaceable manner; and inserting the foam springs and the foam panel into a containment facility. A mattress includes foam springs; a foam panel to which an arrangement of the foam springs is attached in a removable, replaceable manner; a containment facility within which the foam springs and the foam panel are disposed; and a side rail with indentations within which sides of at least some of the foam springs are disposed. The mattress may also include a fabric webbing, attached to the containment facility, within which some of the foam springs are disposed in a removable, replaceable manner; and an attachment device attaching together at least two of the foam springs.

Abstract: An improved baby carrier is disclosed that includes a monopod leg coupled to a sitting element for supporting the weight of a baby or toddler. In some implementations, the baby carrier includes a detachable sitting element coupled to the monopod leg to support the carrying load and an attachment harness to attach the sitting element and monopod leg to a carrying individual. The monopod leg can be telescopic and include controls for coarse and fine height adjustment of the sitting element, covering a range from, for example, below to above the waist level of the carrying individual. The attachment harness securely attaches the sitting element and monopod leg to a waistband worn by the carrying individual using an attachment cable. In some implementations, the attachment harness can include a baby waistband that attaches to the waistband and/or shoulder straps worn by the carrying individual using attachment cables and clips.

Abstract: A portable baby change apparatus (10) may include a first part (20), adapted to be removably suspended from a support structure (110); a second part (30), pivotably attached to the first part (20), and providing at least a portion (32) of a surface for changing a baby; wherein the first and second parts (20, 30) are pivotable relative to each other, between a closed configuration wherein the first part (20) covers said portion (32) of said surface, and an open configuration wherein, when the first part (20) is suspended from a support structure (110), said surface (32) is substantially horizontal. Extension parts (40), coupled to the second part (30), are movable relative to the second part (30) between a first position and a second position wherein, the extension parts (40) provide further portions (42) of said surface.

Abstract: A child carrier for carrying two children of the same or different sizes has a first and second child carrier portions including first and second carrier pouches, respectively, each pouch attached at its bottom to a waist support, and shoulder straps. The first and second child carrier portions are configured to be secured between the shoulder straps and directly opposite one another. At least one of the child carrier pouches is configured to extend behind the shoulder straps, such that a heavy weight in the opposite child carrier pouch that presses the shoulder straps tightly against a wearer does not compress a child therein against the wearer. Each of the child carrier pouches is curved towards a wearer to prevent a child inserted therein from facing away from the wearer and is configured to hold a child in a seated straddle position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a baby carrier consisting of shoulder straps and a main panel. The lower aspect of the main panel consists of a seat compartment with a belt around the waist to secure the baby in place. The purpose of the seat compartment is to fit a seat insert to receive the baby's weight when being carried in the carrier. The waist belt can also be attached to and detached from the main panel with the seat compartment by way of an interlocking mechanism. The seat compartment can also be part of the waist belt that can be attached to and detached from the main panel, by way of the interlocking mechanism, so that in can be used independently from the carder as a seat support. The seat insert can be extended further into the main panel in form of a back rest, to create more support for the baby.

Abstract: A play yard system for infants or small children. They play yard includes a frame, and the system includes at least one child support unit for mounting to the frame of the play yard. The at least one child support unit may take the form of a bassinet and/or a changing table. The play yard frame may be collapsible for storage and transport, and the child support unit may be removable from the play yard frame.

Abstract: An infant support structure includes a base, at least two support arms pivotally coupled to the base, a seat support, and at least one resilient member. One side of the seat support is coupled to one of the support arms and configured to pivot about the support arm. Another side of the seat support is coupled to the resilient member, which is also coupled to the other support arm. The resilient member coupled one side of the seat support while the other side of the seat support is pivotally coupled to one of the support arms enable the infant support structure to serve as an infant jumper. The infant support is reconfigurable between a deployed configuration and a storage configuration.

Abstract: A dispenser is disclosed for carrying and dispensing a cable support of the type having a pair of hook structures disposed on opposite sides of a central shaft. The dispenser comprises a plurality of rails extending in parallel, spaced-apart relationship to one another and joined to one another at respective proximal ends thereof. Each rail has a cantilevered distal end slidably receivable within one of the hook structures of the cable support. Each rail further has a cantilevered distal end to allow the cable support to be slidably removed from the rail along the distal end.

Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area configured to support product, a refrigeration circuit in which a refrigerant circulates, and a dilution device coupled to the refrigeration circuit. The dilution device includes a valve assembly and a container supporting a pressurized fluid. The valve assembly is in fluid communication with the refrigeration circuit and is selectively variable to an open state to fluidly couple the container to the refrigeration circuit such that the fluid is discharged into the refrigeration circuit in response to a condition of the refrigeration circuit reaching or exceeding a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A simply structured rack is disclosed, comprising a rack body formed as a chamber for accommodating bottles and cans, wherein the rack body is formed and surrounded by a first rack plate and a second rack plate, both of which comprise a main plate, a first connection plate and a second connection plate, the two ends of the main plate are curved towards the same side to form the first and the second connection plate, the first connection plate of the first rack plate is connected with the second connection plate of the second rack plate in a sliding manner, and the second connection plate of the first rack plate is connected with the first connection plate of the second rack plate in a sliding manner.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an improved duvet cover system. The duvet cover system comprises a duvet cover which is washable, reversible, and which may include one or more clips for attaching to and detaching from a duvet or comforter. The one or more clips minimize slippage of the duvet or comforter, prevent uncomfortable bunching, and facilitate keeping the duvet or comforter and duvet cover in a relatively fixed position while duvet cover is opened and closed, while the edges of the duvet cover are at least partially sealed, and while the duvet or comforter is removed from or placed within the cover.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an assembly and method for a bed skirt employing a harness and skirting panel(s) adapted for removeable attachment thereto, and includes a cinching mechanism and stabilizing tongue stays to secure the assembly in fixed horizontal alignment.

Abstract: A pillow for sleeping on one's side that comfortably accommodates the user's shoulder by having an indentation at a middle section of the pillow. The indentation is created by a first interior face and a second interior face that tapers inwardly towards a center axis from lateral sides of the pillow. The first and second interior faces also taper from a top side towards the bottom side of the pillow. The indentation can be replicated on the opposite side so that the pillow can be reversible.

Abstract: An expandable tray having a primary layer and a secondary layer having a substantially parallel configuration. The primary layer is configured to be moved in a direction of a third layer to orient the third layer and a support structure at approximately 90 degrees in relation to the secondary layer. The primary layer and the secondary layer have sidewalls forming a latching structure configured to interconnect the sidewalls, thereby orienting the tray in an expanded configuration between the primary layer and the secondary layer. A portion of the primary layer is foldable along a hinge point located within an opening thereon the primary layer, forming a support structure. A mounting surface is connected to a portion of the support structure. The mounting surface is connected to a portion of the secondary layer with an attaching element. A removable portion is connected to the mounting surface.

Abstract: The invention provides an eating assist device which can be used by persons who have lost all or substantially all use of their hands for gripping or grasping items. Once a piece of food has been placed in the device, the person needing such assistance can eat substantially all the food without further assistance. The device generally comprises a support stand, a food holder mounted on the support stand, and a food advancing mechanism which the eater can activate, manipulate without gripping or grasping anything, for advancing the food frontwardly in the food holder. The advancing mechanism is illustrated as a reel which can be activated to advance a sheet material which is threaded into the food holder in such a way as to advance the food in the food holder as a cord or strap is accumulated onto the reel.

Abstract: A device in the form of a container is disclosed which obscures and/or misdirects another person from recognizing the device contains potable fluid. The device is generally constructed with the appearance of a cosmetics-style tube and, in the illustrated form, a sunscreen lotion tube. The device includes a neck and a removable cap that are matingly threaded as to be sealingly engaged to prevent leakage, and the device is finable by a loading device styled as a funnel.

Abstract: Beverage container (1) and valve (6) for a beverage container. Beverage container (1), comprising a body (2) and a neck (3), wherein at the neck (3) a valve (6) is provided for dispensing a beverage comprising gas from the container (1), wherein an inner surface part (21) of the container (1) adjacent the valve (6), especially an inner surface part of the container within the neck between the body and an inlet side (8) of the valve (6) is smooth and sloping towards the inlet side of the valve, such that foam is prevented from being trapped at the inner surface of the neck (3).

Abstract: A beverage container system for babies through small children has a thermally insulated outer container which is sized to receive a standard baby bottle and hold it therein with a retainer securable to hold a standard baby bottle. A cap may be positioned over the baby bottle nipple system to protect the nipple. The retainer and standard baby bottle may be removed. An adapter may be thereupon attached to the outer container which can be used with other beverage accessories such as a sippy cup, straw spout and drink tube spout.

Abstract: A beverage container includes at least a bag. The bag includes a relatively flexible body and a relatively rigid neck formed together with the relatively flexible body. The relatively rigid neck includes an aperture through which beverage can travel into and out of the bag.

Abstract: A stopper for a beverage container is described. The stopper includes a stopper main body that is attached to an upper opening of a beverage container main body and includes a liquid through hole on the inside thereof; and a lid that is axially supported by a hinge shaft that is provided at an end of the stopper main body, and which opens and closes the liquid through hole in a rotational manner; the hinge shaft connects a hinge portion of the stopper main body, and right and left hinge portions of the lid; a storage portion is provided on at least one of the right and left hinge portions of the lid, and the hinge portion of the stopper main body; at least one end of the storage portion in the axis direction of the hinge shaft forms an opening; and a torsion spring is stored in the storage portion, and a cover member covers the opening of the storage portion.

Abstract: A plate is provided having top and bottom sides. The top side includes a perimeter ledge, which has a section configured to receive a portion of a piece of cutlery disposed thereupon, thereby securing it to the plate. Also provided is a plate having top and bottom sides with the bottom side having a slotted section thereupon configured to receive a portion of a beverage container thereby securing the beverage container to the plate. An eating utensil is also provided and includes handle and a food-contacting portion attached thereto. The handle has a flat end portion opposite the food-contacting portion, and a support member disposed on an underside of the handle.

Abstract: A carpet seaming iron includes a base assembly and a top cover, within which the heating and control components are located. A bimetal thermostat, an over-temperature cutoff, and/or a thermistor and thermistor cover are secured between the base assembly and top cover by an elevated surface of the base assembly. The base assembly may include a base having an outer groove such that the top cover that fits over the base and in the outer groove of the base. To keep the cord away from a user during operation, the handle of the carpet seaming iron may also be attached to the cord by a rotatable cord guard holder that extends the cord away from the handle and a semi-rigid cord guard that reduces bending of the cord.

Abstract: A curtain hanger for hanging a curtain. The curtain hanger can be inserted into a pocket of a curtain. The curtain hanger can include a plurality of teeth or barbs that engage vertical stitches and/or pleats at edges of the pocket to hold the curtain hanger in the pocket. The teeth can be arranged at different widths and/or different angles such that the curtain hanger can be pinched to fit into pockets of different widths. The teeth can also be angled upwardly such that a tugging force on the curtain spreads the teeth apart and forces them into stronger engagement with the vertical stitches and/or pleats at the edges of the pocket.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool for preparing an avocado, which comprises a scoop and a slicer. The tool is transformable between a first state in which the scoop and the slicer are positioned at a same end of the tool and used cooperatively to scoop and slice the pulp of the avocado simultaneously, and a second state in which the scoop and the slicer are positioned at opposite ends of the tool and used separately.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an instant cooking system for enabling the user to readily cook food by heating a cooking liquid such as water or meat juice with washed grain or a semi-prepared cooking stuff.

Abstract: An outdoor charcoal grill may include a temperature sensor and a temperature adjustment device that is adjustable to control the heat applied to the food placed on a grate. A microprocessor may be programmable to set a food heating characteristic. The microprocessor may receive the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor and automatically adjust the temperature adjustment device to control the heat applied to the food.

Abstract: A sous-vide circulator cooker temperature control device that includes a motor module which can be replaced by users when the motor fails. The circulator cooker temperature control device includes an outer portion, an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion. The upper portion includes a programmable controller storing one or more codes that represent cooking temperatures and times selectable by a user. The controller can be programmed to receive additional codes. The controller includes a speaker and a voice assist algorithm configured to alert users of events.

Abstract: Drip coffee makers include a one way valve to control a flow of fresh water from a reservoir into a heating conduit via a cold water conduit. Water is heated in the heating conduit, and then proceeds into a hot water conduit, and hot water is thereafter spread over coffee grounds by a showerhead. Heating water causes formation of steam and pressure in the hot water conduit. The one way valve prevents the heated water from moving backwards towards the reservoir, helping force the water onward through the system towards the coffee grounds in the filter basket. Once the heated steam and water move out of the heating conduit the one-way valve is able to open and new fresh water enters. The one-way valves use heavy metal or steel valve stoppers. The stoppers may be spherical, columnar, bullet shaped, or a pair of spheres either loose or fused.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a food preparation system producing a food product, comprising a food preparation machine (500) with a receptacle (501) for a food capsule (300) and fluid injecting means (503), and a food capsule (300) comprising a capsule body (301), a cavity (302), a first end (303), an opening (305) communicating with said cavity (302), a second end (304) comprising at least one outlet (310, 311) communicating with said cavity (302), an injection wall (314), and at least one partition (306) dividing said cavity (302) into chambers (308, 309) containing a respective quantity of an alimentary substance (315, 316) and having at least one outlet (310, 311) with an independently-operable closure means (312, 313) in said second end (304), characterized in that the injection means (503) injects a quantity of fluid (508, 512) into said capsule (300) through a single injection point (504), and a sealing means (507A) selectively blocks fluid communication between said chambers (308, 309), resisting a

Abstract: An improved coffee brewing system is presented that uses commercially-available beverage cups in a unique way. Instead of forcing liquid through the beverage cup, the present invention forces the beverage cup through the liquid. The mechanism of the invention itself is simple to make and use, and requires no electric power.

Abstract: A device for preparing hot beverages is provided and includes an arrangement for circulating a liquid to a beverage supply exit; and a combustion heating means, such as a burner, for supplying combustion heat to the liquid that is circulated to the supply exit. The combustion heating means can be associated: with an electric heating means for supplying electric heat to the liquid that is circulated to the supply exit and/or with a means for regulating the heat supplied to the liquid from the combustion heating means. The present disclosure further provides a device for heating a liquid comprising combustion heating means and a cathalic device for inhibiting flame formation.

Abstract: A control element for a household appliance includes an antenna for communicating with an external data source. The antenna can be formed by a cap which is connected to a housing of the control element and is retractable in relation to the housing by a retraction mechanism accommodated in the housing. A transmit/receive unit is supported by the cap and is connected to flexible conductor paths for conveying received or transmitted data.

Abstract: An industrial baking tray that includes a frame having a left portion, a right portion, a front portion, and a rear portion; wherein the left and right portions each include a channel formed lengthwise therein; and wherein the front and rear portions each include a crossbar extending widthwise across the frame; and a baking insert having a left portion, a right portion, a front portion, and a rear portion; wherein the left and right portions each include a folded region, the geometry of which corresponds to the channels formed lengthwise in the frame; and wherein the front and rear portions each include at least one tab which is adapted to releasably engage the crossbars extending widthwise across the frame.